Faye (Richards) James ... enjoyed horse races; at 81

ROCHESTER - Faye Anita (Richards) James, 81, died on Saturday, February 26, after a long battle with dementia.

She was born August 24, 1940, in Jay, Maine, to Archie Edwin and Lillian Elizabeth (Powers) Richards. She grew-up in Wilton, Maine and attended schools in Jay.

On Oct. 29, 1955, Faye married David Wayne James. They had eight children, 25 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren & one great-great-granddaughter.

She worked in various shoe shops while building a home for her family with much love.

She enjoyed camping, the lakes, beaches, playing cards, horse races, dancing, listening to her husband play guitar, loved to clean house, caring for, and being with her loved ones. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother whose greatest joy was her family.

She is survived by her sister, Diane Bonito of Madison, Maine all her children, David Jr., Peter, Kathy, Cynthia, Vicky, Jeffrey, Robert and Theodore; and many nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband David, of almost 60 years in 2015, her parents; grandchild, Timothy Williams; and siblings, Beatrice, Raymond, Arline, Beverly, Horace, Reginald, Gerald and Gary.